Figure skating

before us – ice skating. With nearly two thousand ice skating rinks in the United States, indoor and outdoor, you might have one near you. While most people just hit the skating rink to enjoy a day off with their loved ones, others are more passionate about the sport and go on to be a professional skater. “Professional” referring to competitive status. Either way, figure skating is a momentous past time. II. People may see figure skaters on television at an exhibition of professional figure skaters and

Figure skating is a very popular and well-liked sport in the Olympics for multiple reasons. Skating has been part of the Winter Olympic Games since 1924, and is sticking around! It’s both fun to watch, yet can be tricky to understand. Many people enjoy watching the Olympics as a source of entertainment or amusement during their downtime in the day. All ages around the globe find it enjoyable to watch the worldwide competition online or on television. Figure skating has been the most popular for many

Slide 1 During a figure skating competition, many required elements must be included in the program for each skater. Depending on what level of competition the skater is in, the techniques and difficulty increases. A triple axel is one of the most difficult figure skating jumps. The skater needs to jump from the outside edge of his or her blade, while moving in a forward rotation, rotating three and a half revolutions in the air, and then landing on the opposite foot which they took off from. A

The Champion’s Creed Figure Skating: noun To others, the definition of figure skating is “the comprehensive sport of ice skating in prescribed patterns (figures) and choreographed free skating.” But to me, it has an entirely different definition. Figure skating is blood, sweat, tears, exhilaration, bliss, determination, elegance, grace, perseverance, passion, and inspiration. Not just a sport, a way of life. I opened the door to the rink and a gust of frigid air immediately collided with my face

soap-caked floor, I felt different. The skin on my neck was tingling, adrenaline was racing through my body, and my bones were engaged in a newfound excitement. My mother was wrong. The bathroom floor is a fun place to go “figure skating” on soap suds. My sister, Emily, and I began our skating journey at Kent State University, where we had been enrolled in “Learn To Skate” classes for as long as we could remember. Spinning circles faster than a horse around the kitchen table in our socks was a common occurrence

Who wants to know the benefits of participating in the sport called figure skating. I know everybody wants to know why they should try this sport. Some things that you get out of this sport are learning how to deal with risks, builds your self confidence, and provides simple exercises. First thing this sport provides you is how to deal with risks. In this sport are always facing the fact that you could hurt. Knowing that the sport you do can cause you to get hurt is not always the best but you learn

Watching Evgeni Plushenko come to his victory for Russia once again in this Winter Olympics in Vancouver, I found myself realising why figure skating has always been viewed as a very feminine sport. They swing their arms dramatically with constant hand motions and exaggerate their facial expressions. Every single routine is punctuated with these moves. The sparkly and rhinestone covered costumes often look like they were designed for a children’s beauty pageant. Dick Button, a gold medalist in 1948

Figure skating has been a major part of my life since I can remember. It all started when I was in pre-school and my mom enrolled me in Learn to Skate classes at my local ice rink. Although I started out my skating career constantly falling over like some kind of toddler sized domino, I loved it from the beginning. That all ended when I reached level four. I was struggling with mastering an important move called the “three turn”. When test day came and I had to perform the skill in front of my coach

downright outrageous… Someone would have to be extremely gullible to believe that statement. How can a feeling smell? Well my dear friends ask any figure skater and their definite answer would be “YES!!!”. When a skater truly connects with the ice everything right in the world goes left. Why figure skaters can defy gravity, and walk on (frozen) water! Skating is an art form. It requires dedication, patience, effort, and most importantly time. Time is honestly the most important element to a great skater

As I took my first step onto the ice, I slid and fell onto the hard icy cold floor, but that did not stop me from getting back up. I was 9 years old at the time and I had seen figure skating on T.V and I had fallen in love with it, so I decided to try it out myself! I was extremely elated as I woke up this morning because I knew that that was the day I was going to ice skate for the first time!I knew that it was going to be hard and that it was going to take some time to get it right but either way